Pinson library kicks off fundraising drive for summer program

PINSON — The Pinson Public Library has kicked off a fundraising drive for its 2014 summer reading program.

In the library’s first year of summer reading in 2012, 14 programs were offered for teens and children. Last year, 40 programs were offered for teens, children and adults. This year, though, the library wants to offer some type of program every day, said Library Director April Wallace.

“We have been very grateful for past donations from individuals and business and hope that by using a crowd-sourcing platform we can appeal to a wider base of business and library users,” Wallace said. “We can still take donations at the library, but we wanted to try something new this year and also offer the incentives for people who donate. Businesses would get that much more exposure; they can point clients and patrons to the donation site to show how they give back to the community.”